Automated QA

JR United Kingdom; High Wycombe; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail brand is looking for a Contract Automated QA Engineer to enhance their scalable digital platform. This UK-based role will focus on automating tests across a diverse tech stack, including Java and AWS services, within an agile environment. Ideal candidates will possess strong skills in automation, API testing, and CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building automated test suites.
• Strong background in testing Java services and APIs.
• Familiar with AWS serverless architecture.

Responsibilities

• Drive quality across an agile engineering function.
• Cover entire stack from Java microservices to UI testing.
• Embed automation into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Java

AWS

UI testing

Automated test suites

RESTful API testing

TypeScript

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Contract Automated QA Engineer – Java, AWS, UI to Console

? Remote (UK-based) | ? £300–£400/day | 6 months (likely to extend)

We're supporting a well-known retail brand as they scale out their digital platform. They’re looking for a Contract QA Automation Engineer to drive quality across a fast-moving engineering function, covering the entire stack — from Java microservices to UI testing, all built on AWS-native services.

• Java, Spring Boot
• AWS – Lambda, EventBridge, SQS, Kinesis Streams, Data Analytics, API Gateway
• RESTful API testing frameworks
• Exposure to TypeScript (UI/service-level test scripting)

What you’ll bring:

• Hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test suites
• Strong background testing Java services, APIs, and cloud-based workflows
• Familiarity with AWS serverless and event-driven architectures
• Able to work independently in agile delivery teams, embedding automation into CI/CD pipelines